The biggest ever thieving fails caught on tape

The thing about thieves is they’re usually not that smart. So when they pitch themselves against the kind of modern security measures we have today, things can get kind of… well, embarrassing.

Because we all like an occasional laugh at the misfortune of others (especially when they’re criminals) we’ve scoured the web to find the biggest thieving fails of all time.

Whether it’s failing to break through glass, falling flat on their faces from trying to climb in through the ceiling, or simply getting hilariously caught out — for these wannabe thieves, crime really does not pay.

The one that got caught with his pants down

The one that was politely shown the way out

The one that Michael Jackson wrote a song about

The one that thought he was He-Man for some reason

The one that surely can’t be real

The one that the victim’s turned into a funny ad for their restaurant!

The one that used a plant as a weapon and let’s face it probably isn’t well